AI startup Anthropic, writing in a blog post: Neural networks are trained on data, not programmed to follow rules. With each step of training, millions or billions of parameters are updated to make the model better at tasks, and by the end, the model i…

Microsoft, Google and others experiment with how to produce, market and charge for new tools. From a report: Microsoft has lost money on one of its first generative AI products, said a person with knowledge of the figures. It and Google are now launchi…

When ChatGPT was released in late 2022, it was all everyone could discuss. Social media channels, news outlets, website articles, webinars, online forums, and every other platform discussed its advantages, pitfalls, scope, and more. Fast forward to 202…

“The preconceived notions people have about AI — and what they’re told before they use it — mold their experiences with these tools,” writes Axios, “in ways researchers are beginning to unpack…”

A strong placebo effect works to shape wha…

An anonymous reader shared this report from Gizmodo:

Zoom is setting out to compete with Google and Microsoft by introducing Zoom Docs at its annual Zoomtopia 2023 event on Tuesday. Zoom Docs is the company’s own version of an AI-powered workspace tha…

In downtown San Francisco two vehicles were stopped at a red light on Monday night, reports the Washington Post — a regular car and a Cruise robotaxi.
Both vehicles advanced when the light turned green, according to witness accounts and video rec…

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Getty Images CEO Craig Peters told the Verge that he has found a solution to one of AI’s biggest copyright problems: creators suing because AI models were trained on their original works without co…

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is exploring making its own AI chips and has gone as far as evaluating a potential acquisition target, Reuters reported Friday, citing people familiar with the company’s plans. From the report: The company has not ye…

An algorithm that takes just seconds to scan a paper for duplicated images racks up more suspicious images than a person. Nature: Scientific-image sleuth Sholto David blogs about image manipulation in research papers, a pastime that has exposed him to …

samleecole writes: 4chan users are coordinating a posting campaign where they use Microsoft Bing’s AI text-to-image generator to create racist images that they can then post across the internet. The news shows how users are able to manipulate free to a…